Seeing everything in life as an opportunity to worship God!
Jesus came to give us life and life abundantly! He calls us out of the grave and into resurrected life! And if He calls us to do that, we must believe that He equips us to do that too!
Song of the Day “We Are Free Forever” by Eagleville Bible Church Devotional thought As I speak with people, I recognize that each of us struggle with this constant tendency to drift in our faith! Have you experienced that in your walk of faith? I know it can seem like we are stuck in this … Read more
Song of the Day “Rise Up” by Cain Scripture to reflect upon (Please hover, or click onto, the Scriptures to read the specified text!) John 11:38-44, Rom 6:4, Isa 2:5, Phil 3:10, John 10:10, 2 Cor 5:17, Devotional thought Are you living with grave clothes on? That is not the way our Lord wants us … Read more
Song of the Day “Joy of the Lord” by Rend Collective Scripture to reflect upon Neh 8:10, Ex 15:2, Ps 7:10, Isa 12:2, Ps 28:7, James 1:2-4, Devotional thought Joy can be a very fleeting and difficult thing to experience in this life, if we do not understand its Source. Unfortunately, many of us equate … Read more
Lunch Devo: Did you realize that your Heavenly Father has planted eternal life, hope, salvation, love, holiness, joy, faith, righteousness, etc. in you? Did you also realize that Jesus wants to pull out anything that is in you not planted there by the Father? Many of us walk through this life operating out of lies, … Read more
There are so many who just look to use their freedom to serve themselves and their agenda’s, and it is creating a culture of selfishness and sinful indulgences that are leading us away from the blessings of Christ. We need to get back to God! We need to go to Him and repent, seek His forgiveness, turn from our wicked ways, and live our lives in godly and morally upright ways! Freedom is useless if we don’t apply it to our lives, and living under the bondage of sin is not using the freedom that Christ purchased for us to bring us blessing! Please decide today to crucify your fleshly desires and to follow the Spirit of life into a full life of freedom! Remember, where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom. So, walk in step with God’s Spirit and enjoy the blessings that come along with living holy lives!
So I really truly hope that you do have an encounter with the awesome and Most High King of the universe, Jesus Christ. I pray that this week is full of reminders of the God Almighty who loves you and who sent His Son to show you that love. He does not desire that any should perish (see 2 Pet 3:9) but that everyone would come to Him and receive the life that He has purchased for us in Jesus Christ (see John 10:10). This is why we sing, this is why we raise our hands in worship, this is why we adore our Majestic King, Jesus Christ!
Have you ever found yourself saying, “God, I need You!” I know that I have many times in my life, and I have never once regretted it! I am going to share my testimony now, and I do want you to consider skipping over this section if you have ever been a victim of physical abuse. I would never want my testimony to deter you from having a relationship with Christ, or growing in your walk with Christ, but I do feel that it is necessary to share my story because our testimonies can help people understand how to overcome life’s hurts, habits, and hang-ups and how God can help us do so. Some parts of my story are graphic, so please read with grace.
Why? you ask, because these people were doing everything they could to manipulate God! Yes they had the appearance of godliness and they were “rewarded” in the culture as important and highly honored, but they were not connected to the heart of God! God hates insincere rituals and empty religious platitudes that are designed to manipulate Him into thinking that we are somehow better people as a result of them (see Isaiah 1:11-15). God desires expressions of devotion from the heart that recognizes Him as the only reason for any sort of goodness within the one offering up such worship (see Ps. 51:16-17). See, Jesus knew their hearts (as He knows our hearts) and knew that they were not interested in worshiping to be near to God but more interested in showing piety in order to impress and overpower the people around them. He even calls them “white-washed tombs” in Matt. 23:27, saying that they make the outside look clean but on the inside they are full of dead bones. Those are some very harsh words from the One receiving our worship!
Jesus Christ is the picture of God’s ultimate and complete act of provision! He provided protection and salvation from the wrath of God upon us. We were in need of a deliverer (even if we didn’t realize it), and God supplied his Son to provide the forgiveness, love, and intercession that we all needed. That is the best act of provision that He has ever accomplished in my humble opinion, and I will be forever grateful!